05/06/2005 by admin.

On a disappointing night in many ways, poor conditions and few spectators, Matty Gilmore and Anthony Thompson won the Wallasey Association “Tom Basnett” trophy, with a clinical display in the final, against Matty’s dad Dave and sister, Nicky. Dave and daughter Nicky had proved to be a good combination throughout the tournament and even beat our own Peter Dodd and Mally Johnson in an earlier round. In the quarter finals they came from 7-17 down with a tremendous display to win 21-18 and in the semi finals they saw a big lead evaporate before eventually winning 21-19. Matty and Anthony had strolled through their earlier rounds 21-02 and 21-04 and were expecting a tough match in the quarter finals against Queens Royal duo, Les Henderson and Dave Croston but they came through this tie 21-14. In the semi finals they exploded to an easy 21-03 win to set up the unique final with Father and Son and Daughter all appearing. Matty and Anthony proved too strong for Dave and Nicky however, running out 21-08 winners. Special mention must go to Nicky Gilmore as she was the first lady bowler to appear in a Wallasey Final and congratulations to Matty and Buzz on a night when the cold weather kept spectators down to a few hardy souls, indeed the Wallasey Association might have to have a rethink about their competitions and the lack of interest shown by Wallasey bowlers.

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05/06/2005 by admin.

Eric Neal’s afternoon “C” team turned in their best performance of the season on Friday with a stunning 97 shot home win against Bromborough Pool “B”. Ernie Peers and C.K.Pau starred for the Vics with emphatic 21-02 wins closely followed by an equally impressive 21-06 victory for Paul Lomax. Paul has been a welcome returnee to the club this season and as well as appearing for various teams whenever asked he also helps out with opening up our facilities when we have to stage cup matches. Skipper Eric Neal turned in his best performance of the season to record a 21-07 win and Eddie Dodd powered his way to a 21-11 victory. Tony Ryding won again, this time 21-13 and Bill Tottey displayed improved form with a 21-14 win. Andy Fergus had another winning performance after a slow start to his season, this time winning 21-16 and Reg Armitage came out on top in a tough match 21-18. With a 97 shot advantage the aggregate point looks safe but the Vics must go to Bromborough next week expecting a tough encounter as away wins are hard to come by.

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05/06/2005 by admin.

The Sherbrooke trio once again turned up trumps for the Vics on Friday night, in a Birkenhead League encounter at Harrison Park but unfortunately the Vics went down to a narrow 5 shot defeat. With a 76 shot advantage from the home leg last week, the extra point seemed safe but the Vics wanted a vital away win to give their points total a further boost. Ian Sherbrooke with a 21-10 win, Karl Sherbrooke, not quite in crushing mode but still winning 21-13 and Neil Sherbrooke with a tough 21-19 victory, showed just how important this family is to the Vics but with just 2 more Vics winners on the night we finally lost out by just 5 shots. Trevor Rodgers continues to show impressive form and celebrated his Wallasey County call-up with a 21-16 win. Billy Atkinson gained revenge for last week’s loss to Bill Jones by reversing the scoreline to this time run out a 21-18 winner. Mally Johnson 17-21 and Peter Dodd and Robby Franklin, both 20-21 losers, were the best of the rest for the Vics and with everyone in double figures this close encounter was in the balance right to the last game. Bill Tottey and Eddie Dodd, once again stepping in as late replacements, performed exceptionally well against good opponents to record good scores, without members like these the Vics would be struggling to compete at this level because of the small squad of players available for selection.

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